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Album Review: Tiefschwarz – Chocolate (Souvenir Records)

By | Published on Thursday 13 May 2010

Tiefschwarz

Brothers Ali and Basti Schwarz return with their third album, and this time on their own label, with production from Philip Maier aka Santé.

Previously carving a niche within house, the duo mix things up on this record, with a range of styles within the genre across the album. Tracks like the chilled ‘Home’, the edgy ‘Kraft’ and ‘Black Tick’, the latter with its odd but catchy cacophony of samples, work well. As does the thumping pulsating beat of ‘What You Want’, which takes things back to basics.

However, the decision to mix up the styles has also resulted in a mixed bag of sounds. ‘Trust’ with Seth Troxler is very much out of place on this disc – a step too far and the start of a long run downhill – ‘Babel’ clicks along awkwardly alongside ‘Stones’, and ‘Find Me’ with Cassy is only just about passable, ‘The Whistler’ goes mad for the snare and a rather trying whistle sample.

Overall, there are definitely more misses than hits – one for those who are already into this alternative techy Teutonic sound. PV

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